CHITAU ( A VERY TRADITIONAL DOSA OF ORISSA)

As I said that in my previous post that I have got many chances to cook something different. The same way there was lot of coconut laying in side my fridge and I was unable to decide what to do with that.Then I remember after my wedding when, I first time visited to my mother town, and while coming back from has t there my mother served me a special dosa which is called CHITAU ( Which means to be returned).

It seems that it has to served to newly married daughter when she first time come to her home town. I learnt this dish from my eldest sister. Look at the dish How simple it is:-

CHITAU

Preparation Time - 15 min
Cooking Time - 3 min ( for 1 dosa)

INGREDIENTS:-
Raw Rice - 2 cups
Coconut - 1 1/2 cups (grated)
Salt - As per taste
Oil - 1/2 tsp

METHOD:-

• Wash and soak rice for 2 hours.
• Grind the rice to a fine paste like dosa batter.
• Add coconut and grind once more.
• Leave the batter after adding salt into that for 8 hours.
• Now take a flat bottom pan and just wipe the pan with little oil.
• Add one ladle full batter to pan and wait for 30 second.
• Sprinkle some water in the corner of dosa and close with a lid.
• About in 3 min it gets cook.
• Remove it and serve with whatever you like.
• My mom serve it with pal payasam.